PC World - Microsoft RSS feedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/tag/microsoft/en-auWed, 04 Mar 2015 05:14:58 +1100Project Spartan leaked: Here's how Cortana will work in Microsoft's new browserhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569486/project-spartan-leaked-here-how-cortana-will-work-microsoft-new-browser/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMore than a decade after burying Clippy, we're seeing echoes of the virtual assistant in Project Spartan, the lightweight new browser Microsoft is building for Windows 10. Cortana is going to be a centerpiece in Spartan, but unlike her anthropomorphic paperclip ancestor, she actually seems useful.Jared NewmanWed, 04 Mar 2015 05:14:58 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569486/project-spartan-leaked-here-how-cortana-will-work-microsoft-new-browser/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedReport: Microsoft's Spartan browser due in next Windows 10 previewhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569363/report-microsoft-spartan-browser-due-next-windows-10-preview/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft is expected to release its "Project Spartan" lightweight browser in its next public preview of Windows 10, according to a report.Mark HachmanTue, 03 Mar 2015 07:44:14 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569363/report-microsoft-spartan-browser-due-next-windows-10-preview/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 2http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569303/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-monday-march-2/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSamsung jumps into payments... NXP buys Freescale to build a bigger chip company ... Iran "ready to work with Google"... and more tech news.IDG News Service staffMon, 02 Mar 2015 23:15:13 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569303/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-monday-march-2/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft at MWC: Bold strategies, two Lumia smartphones and Windows 10 mobilehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569294/microsoft-mwc-bold-strategies-two-lumia-smartphones-windows-10-mobile/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThings are changing at Microsoft. The company is embarking on a strategy that has cloud and mobile computing at its core. Software previously monopolised on Windows is being made available to customers of rivalling platforms. Investments are being made in innovative technologies, the likes of holographic headsets and interactive screens spanning 84-inches. And tying all of it together is one unified and seamless operating system. Tony IbrahimMon, 02 Mar 2015 21:57:12 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569294/microsoft-mwc-bold-strategies-two-lumia-smartphones-windows-10-mobile/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHands-on with HP's Spectre x360 laptop, a veritable HP-Microsoft collaborationhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569207/hands-on-hp-spectre-x360-laptop-veritable-hp-microsoft-collaboration/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIf you thought HP's impending corporate split would make it slink away from the PC game, you're wrong. If anything, the company's new Spectre x360 laptop, announced on the eve of Mobile World Congress, seems intent on proving HP will be as frisky as ever once its PC and printer division is pushed off the HP lifeboat this summer.Gordon Mah UngMon, 02 Mar 2015 01:39:35 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569207/hands-on-hp-spectre-x360-laptop-veritable-hp-microsoft-collaboration/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLenovo vows to stop shipping PCs with third-party bloatware after Superfish fiascohttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569171/lenovo-vows-stop-shipping-pcs-third-party-bloatware-after-superfish-fiasco/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIt only took an embarrassing adware scandal that put millions of PCs at risk, but Lenovo has had a revelation: People just want clean Windows.Jared NewmanSat, 28 Feb 2015 05:13:48 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569171/lenovo-vows-stop-shipping-pcs-third-party-bloatware-after-superfish-fiasco/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedDocker introduces orchestration tools for large scale deploymentshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569076/docker-introduces-orchestration-tools-large-scale-deployments/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAs adoption of the Docker virtualization container grows, the namesake company behind the open source technology has released three tools for managing large scale deployments.Joab JacksonFri, 27 Feb 2015 05:18:50 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569076/docker-introduces-orchestration-tools-large-scale-deployments/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, February 26http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569051/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-thursday-february-26/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLenovo's website hack points to DNS weakness ... FTC asked to probe Samsung ... Facebook vet starts server analytics biz ... and more tech newsIDG News Service staffThu, 26 Feb 2015 23:25:42 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569051/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-thursday-february-26/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedEuropol and security vendors disrupt massive Ramnit botnethttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/568994/europol-security-vendors-disrupt-massive-ramnit-botnet/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedEuropean law enforcement agencies seized command-and-control servers used by Ramnit, a malware program that steals online banking credentials, FTP passwords, session cookies and personal files from victims.Lucian ConstantinThu, 26 Feb 2015 06:07:15 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/568994/europol-security-vendors-disrupt-massive-ramnit-botnet/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, February 25http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/568949/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-wednesday-february-25/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHewlett-Packard lowers outlook as struggles continue ... Visa tech could prep Europe for Apple Pay ... Gemalto says encryption keys are safe ... and more tech newsIDG News Service staffWed, 25 Feb 2015 23:25:08 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/568949/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-wednesday-february-25/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedShowdown: Microsoft Lumia 532 v Motorola Moto Ehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/568825/showdown-microsoft-lumia-532-v-motorola-moto-e/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft’s plans to launch the $149 Lumia 532 gives the $179 Motorola Moto E some serious competition. Each one offers smartphone performance at a prices that inches older feature phones closer to extinction. These phones target the same audience, but they get about business rather differently.Tony IbrahimTue, 24 Feb 2015 13:35:17 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/568825/showdown-microsoft-lumia-532-v-motorola-moto-e/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFirst Microsoft smartphones launching in Australia from $129http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/568807/first-microsoft-smartphones-launching-australia-from-129/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft’s first smartphones to do without the Nokia brand name are launching in Australia. The Microsoft Lumia 435 and the Lumia 532 will be available from early March at prices that make Motorola’s budget Moto E appear expensive.Tony IbrahimTue, 24 Feb 2015 10:28:05 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/568807/first-microsoft-smartphones-launching-australia-from-129/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft launches machine learning as an Azure servicehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/566684/microsoft-launches-machine-learning-an-azure-service/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft has expanded the data-analysis offerings on its Azure cloud, offering a machine learning service to help organizations derive more insight from mountains of unstructured data.Joab JacksonThu, 19 Feb 2015 03:51:46 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/566684/microsoft-launches-machine-learning-an-azure-service/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, February 18http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/566658/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-wednesday-february-18/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFacebook wants us all to create VR content ... Lenovo tests ARM server waters with prototype ... Big data vendors find common ground ... and more tech newsIDG News Service staffWed, 18 Feb 2015 23:23:07 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/566658/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-wednesday-february-18/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft adds HTTP Strict Transport Security support to Internet Explorerhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/566534/microsoft-adds-http-strict-transport-security-support-internet-explorer/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedStarting with Windows 10, Internet Explorer will allow users to access some websites only over SSL-encrypted connections, if those websites have opted into a new security mechanism.Lucian ConstantinWed, 18 Feb 2015 05:04:18 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/566534/microsoft-adds-http-strict-transport-security-support-internet-explorer/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed